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The Super Eagles are feeling confident ahead of today’s friendly against World Cup-bound Jordan, despite being forced to make at least three changes to their starting XI following their victory over Iran at the weekend. Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye suffered a thigh injury during training and will be replaced by Francis Uzoho for today’s match, while both Bruno Onyemaechi and Semi …

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has confirmed that 28 people were killed in a deadly attack by gunmen on the Angwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area. He made the confirmation on Tuesday in a statewide broadcast following the attack on Sunday evening, which occurred at around 7.30pm in the Gari Ya Waye community area. Mutfwang, who visited …

A local golfer, Abdulrazak Umar, has delivered a composed performance to emerge champion at the 2026 FirstBank golf tournament held at the Kaduna Golf Club. Umar returned a clear score of 59 after 18 holes to clinch the title in a closely contested competition, edging out Jerry Linus, who recorded the same score but finished second on countback. The tournament …

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has sacked all Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs) in his administration with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Akure by the Governor’s Chief Press Officer, Ebenezer Adeniyan. According to the statement, the step is part of efforts to improve efficiency and service …

Russia has expelled a British diplomat whom Moscow accuses of being a spy. The diplomat had his accreditation revoked and was ordered to leave the country within two weeks. The FSB, Russia’s security service, claimed the British diplomat “provided false information about himself”. Moscow also accused him of trying to gather information about the Russian economy during informal meetings. The …